Harry Bitter holds an MSc in organic chemistry and a PhD in heterogeneous catalysis. By developing dedicated catalysts preferably based on non-noble metals he tries to produce chemicals and fuels from renewable feedstocks in an energy-efficient way.
In his biobased chemistry and technology group he combines chemical (laboratory) approaches with computational approaches (from DFT to conceptual process design) to arrive at a circular biobased economy.
Harry is also a board member of the Royal Dutch Chemical Society and chair of the board of NIOK (Netherlands Institute for Research in Catalysis).